PUPILLARIS SUBSTITUTIO
\pjˈuːpɪlˌɑːɹɪs sˌʌbstɪtjˈuːtɪˌə͡ʊ], \pjˈuːpɪlˌɑːɹɪs sˌʌbstɪtjˈuːtɪˌəʊ], \p_j_ˈuː_p_ɪ_l_ˌɑː_ɹ_ɪ_s s_ˌʌ_b_s_t_ɪ_t_j_ˈuː_t_ɪ__ˌəʊ]\
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Lat. In the civil law. Pupillar substitution; the substitution of an heir to a pupil or infant under puberty. The substitution by a father of an heir to his children under his power, disposing of his own estate and theirs, in case the child refused to accept the inheritance, or died before the age of puberty. Ilallifax, Civil Law, b. 2, c. 6, no. 04.
By Henry Campbell Black
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).
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